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House Bill 1159
118th Congress(2023-2024)
To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan Guidelines.
Active
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Passed House on Mar 22, 2023
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Feb 24, 2023
Latest Action
Mar 23, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1159
Congress
118
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Ann Wagner
Missouri
Republican
French Hill
Arkansas
Democrat
Brad Sherman
California
Democrat
Ted Lieu
California
Republican
Richard McCormick
Georgia
Republican
Michael Lawler
New York
Democrat
Gerry Connolly
Virginia
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on March 22, 2023
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
145
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

This bill modifies an existing requirement for the Department of State to review and report on its guidance to federal agencies on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship has been unofficial since 1979, when the United States established diplomatic relations with China and broke them with Taiwan.)

Current law requires the State Department to conduct a one-time review of its guidance governing relations with Taiwan and report to Congress on this review. Under this bill, the State Department must review that guidance and report to Congress every two years while the guidance is in effect.

The reports to Congress must (1) describe how the guidance takes into account certain considerations, such as the sense of Congress that Taiwan is governed by a representative government peacefully constituted through free and fair elections; and (2) identify opportunities and plans to lift self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan.

Text (3)
Referred in Senate
March 23, 2023
Engrossed in House
March 22, 2023
Introduced in House
February 24, 2023
Actions (13)
03/23/2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
03/22/2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
03/22/2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 7 (Roll no. 145).
03/22/2023
Passed/agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 7 (Roll no. 145). (text: CR H1311)
03/22/2023
Considered as unfinished business.
03/22/2023
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
03/22/2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1159.
03/22/2023
Considered under suspension of the rules.
03/22/2023
Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
02/28/2023
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
02/28/2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
02/24/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
02/24/2023
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 18, 2024 8:29:30 PM
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